Comedy,TV Movie,Romance,Fantasy
United Kingdom
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy play written by William Shakespeare in the late 16th century. The story is set in Athens, where the Duke Theseus is preparing to marry his captive bride, Hippolyta. Meanwhile, four young lovers, Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius, and Helena, become entangled in a love web that includes mistaken identities and mischievous fairies.
The play also features the comical amateur theatrical group, the Mechanicals, as they plan to perform a play for Theseus and Hippolyta's wedding. However, their rehearsal is interrupted by the fairy king and queen, Oberon and Titania, who are involved in their own quarrels.
As a result, the fairy Puck uses a magical flower to make the lovers fall in and out of love with one another, causing chaos in their relationships. Eventually, all of the characters find themselves in the enchanted forest, where the fairies and the Mechanicals come together for a comedic and magical finale.
The play explores themes of love, identity, and the boundary between reality and fantasy. It has been adapted into multiple stage productions, films, and television series, including Russell T Davies' TV adaptation.
